New York and Long Branch Railroad

New York and Long Branch Railroad
Map
Overview
Reporting markNYLB
LocalePerth Amboy, NJ to Bay Head, NJ
Dates of operation1875–1976
SuccessorConrail
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The New York and Long Branch Railroad (reporting mark NYLB) was a railroad in central New Jersey, running from Bay Head Junction in Bay Head to Perth Amboy, where it connected to the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Perth Amboy and Elizabethport Railroad.[1] The railroad was jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey and became property of Conrail in 1976.[1] It is now part of New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Staples, Robert A. "The North Jersey Coast Line/ New York & Long Branch". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)